Answer
Negative.
Work Step by Step
$-2^2=-(2\times2)=-4$
Since $-4$ is a negative number, the expression is negative.
Algebra 1
by Hall, Prentice
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133500403
ISBN 13:
978-0-13350-040-0
Chapter 7 - Exponents and Exponential Functions - 7-1 Zero and Negative Exponents - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 418: 47
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